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Valuation Workshop – The Art of Negotiation Between Investors and Founders

Angel Capital Association

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager As an entrepreneur and seasoned angel investor, Bill Payne understands the critical importance of education to make well-informed decisions that determine the success or failure of a startup. In 2003 he was engaged in the formation and startup of the Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Are Changing the Face of Angel Investing

Angel Capital Association

Ham and Christopher met in the busy Boston angel investing community where they both started and operated angel networks. As friends, they quickly sensed the potential for partnership, and in 2010 joined forces and merged their groups to build what is now a nationally-recognized angel network, Launchpad Venture Group.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

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This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. First Angel Network (Halifax). Atlanta Technology Angels.

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Startup Capital: Feast or Famine?

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For years there has been a pervasive opinion across the entrepreneurial landscape that the US has a shortage of capital required to startup and grow new ventures. It is suggested that companies cannot find the cash necessary to start new and exciting ventures.

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Everything An Angel Investor Should Know About The Corporate Transparency Act

Angel Capital Association

by Joe Wallin , leader of the Angel Capital Association Legal Advisory Council and Pricipal at the law firm of Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. Big Picture The CTA is intended to assist law enforcement in combatting money laundering, tax fraud, financing of terrorism, and other illicit activity through anonymous shell and front companies.

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Angels Confront the Apocalypse: How Angels Reacted to the Great Market Inversion of 2022

Angel Capital Association

The great bull market of 2010 – 2021, fueled by cheap capital, caused a nearly unprecedented rise in the valuations of speculative assets, from real estate to angel and venture equity. VCs triaged their portfolios, with a survival of the fittest ethos and capital became harder to find.

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How Angel Investors Can Get 100% Capital Gains Exclusion Under Section 1202

Angel Capital Association

By: Robert Weber, Managing Partner of Great North Labs , an Upper Midwest Venture Fund Angel investors and advisors, have you checked in with your tax advisor lately? Founding Partner Robert Weber is a member of Minnesota-based Gopher Angels, PropTech Angel Group, and the Angel Capital Association.

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